The effect of Ramadan fasting and sport detraining on complete blood count, testosterone hormone and biochemistry variables among soccer players

Abstract

Introduction: In the month of Ramadan, people fast during the day, and eat food and drink in the evening that are rich in nutrients and in quantities greater than needed, in addition to lack of movement and exercise. Objectives: The study aimed to identify if Ramadan fasting and sport detraining affect complete blood count (C.B.C), testosterone and biochemistry variables among soccer players. Method: The researchers used a quasi-experimental method to the pre and post measurements of the variables of study and conducted the study on a purposive sample (S) of (15) players from Faraon soccer club in Tulkarm region from Palestine State, aged (19.86±1.64) year. The measurements were applied on the first day of Ramadan and on the last day of it. SPSS was used for the data analysis. Results: the study results revealed that Ramadan fasting and sport detraining affect some blood (CBC), testosterone hormone and biochemistry variables among soccer players. According to the results of this study, which showed decrease in the means of post- measurements for most variables while showed increasing in the means of post- measurements of LDL, Cholesterol, triglyceride & vitamin B12 among soccer players. Conclusion: This indicates that Ramadan fasting and sport detraining completely has a negative impact on the study variables among soccer players. So the researchers recommend the need to follow a balanced food during Ramadan fasting and practice recreational sport.